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CONTACT INFORMATION :
Collingwood Elvis Festival Contact Information
Phone Numbers:
Tickets/Parade Information: 1-866-444-1162
Vendors: (705) 445-1030 Ext. 3279 or (705) 445-5595
Media: (705) 444-0123 or 416-907-0879
Tribute Artists & General Info: (705) 445-1030 Ext. 3279
2008 Collingwood Elvis®
Festival Tickets On Sale Now
Winner of Collingwood Festival to Compete in Ultimate Elvis
Tribute Artist Contest
During Elvis Week in Memphis
Collingwood, ON (MARCH 28, 2008) – The
14th Annual Collingwood Elvis Festival, the largest of its kind in the
world, takes place Thursday, July 24 – Sunday, July 27, 2008.
The Collingwood Elvis Festival features some of the greatest Elvis
tribute artists in the industry competing for the honor of
participating in The 2008 Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest,
the official Elvis tribute artist contest, which will be
presented by Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc. in Memphis, Tennessee
during the annual "Elvis Week" festivities in August.
Tickets for the Collingwood Elvis Festival are on
sale and available by calling toll free 1-866-444-1162 or by ordering
and printing tickets online at
www.collingwoodelvisfestival.com
The 14th Annual Collingwood Elvis® Festival
features more than two dozen Vegas-style shows starring the industry’s
best Elvis tribute artists, a three-day competition with professional,
non-professional, and youth categories, a street dance, venue tour,
vendor alley, parade, and midway. A broad ticket price
range has been set up to accommodate every budget and each member of
the family can enjoy free events and ticketed shows ranging from $5 -
$75.
The Collingwood Elvis Festival continually seeks to
improve the quality of the event while maintaining the same great
programming that loyal festival attendees have come to expect over the
years. Return visitors will find upgrades to the venue and new
activities. Additional shows are being added as the final
schedule of events is slated for release by spring. Early ticket
sales have been up 13% from the same time last year.
Join friends, family, and fans in the heart of
Historic Downtown Collingwood, 1 ½ hours north of Toronto on the
shores of beautiful Georgian Bay, for four days of unparalleled
entertainment. The 14th Annual Collingwood Elvis Festival takes
place July 24 – 27, 2008. A preliminary schedule of events is
available now at www.collingwoodelvisfestival.com outlining
performance dates, locations, and prices. The Collingwood Elvis
Festival is a proud recipient of the 2008 Festivals & Events
Ontario Top 100 Event Award.
© The Collingwood Elvis Festival is
a licensee of Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc. Elvis and Elvis
Presley are registered trademarks of Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc.,
a subsidiary of CKX, Inc.
The 2007
Collingwood Elvis Festival continues to grow, attracting thousands and
thousands of visitors from throughout Ontario, Canada, the United
States and beyond. The 2007 Festival began with the new "Spend An
Evening with Elvis" event at the Gayety Theatre in Downtown
Collingwood on Thursday July 26th. This show set the stage for a
record breaking weekend of music, performances, food, children's
entertainment and family fun. Friday night's "Awesome Street Party and
Tribute Artist Showcase" saw a record number of Elvis Tribute Artists
perform on the main street stage. The performances began shortly after
1pm on Friday and the music didn't stop until Friday turned into
Saturday. Early Saturday morning, thousands of people lined
Collingwood's main street to witness the Tribute Artist Classic Car
Parade. Returning Champion Robin Kelly from Edmonton Alberta said that
no other festival, anywhere, can compare to the Collingwood Elvis
Festival. Kelly said visiting Collingwood is like attending a family
reunion, as he has made so many good friends here over the years.
Australian Past Champion Dean Vegas was back as well. He also says the
Collingwood Festival is the best in the world.
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Collingwood Elvis Festival Receives $93,750 from Ministry of
Tourism |
4/26/2007 |
Collingwood, ON –
Representatives of the Collingwood Elvis® Festival are
thrilled to announce that under the Ministry of Tourism
Celebrate Ontario Festival and Event Enhancement Initiative,
the Ontario Government has allocated $75,000 for programming
enhancements of the 2007 Collingwood Elvis Festival and
$18,750 towards marketing the enhancements, for a total of
$93,750 in funding.
Recognized as a signature event in the province of Ontario,
the Collingwood Elvis Festival is one of a series of
festivals and events which contribute to Ontario’s
prosperity, culture and quality of life. From more than 350
applications, Collingwood’s largest festival was one of 57
Celebrate Ontario projects selected to share $4 million in
provincial funding to help renew, revitalize and promote the
province’s tourism industry. In an effort to create new
experiences, attract greater audiences, and maintain the
viability of this signature event, the proposed enhancements
to the 2007 Collingwood Elvis® Festival include:
• Hosting an Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Preliminary
Round, a new competition component held in connection with
Elvis Presley Enterprises.
• Increasing seating capacity to accommodate increased
attendance from further reaching markets, by developing two
regional performance venues.
• Recreating an authentic performance by Elvis Presley by
presenting The Imperials and The Sweet Inspirations,
award-winning musicians who recorded with Elvis Presley.
This announcement comes hot on the heels of the Collingwood
Elvis Festival’s return from the 2006 Festivals & Events
Ontario Conference earlier this year with their fifth Top 50
Festival award. Awarded annually by Festivals & Events
Ontario, this distinction acknowledges the highest quality
festivals held within the province. Ranked with the likes of
the Canadian Tulip Festival, Grand Prix Toronto, and the
Niagara Falls Winter Festival of Lights, it is an honour the
Collingwood Elvis® Festival organizers have taken pride in
since 2002.
The 13th Annual Collingwood Elvis Festival, the largest of
its kind in the world, takes place Thursday, July 26 –
Sunday, July 29, 2007 and this year honours the 30th
anniversary of Elvis’ passing. Join friends, family, and
fans in the heart of Historic Downtown Collingwood, 1-½
hours north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on the shores of
beautiful Georgian Bay, for four days of unparalleled
entertainment. Tickets are on sale now. Call toll free
1-866-444-1162 or save time and order online at
www.collingwoodelvisfestival.com.
The Collingwood Elvis Festival is a licensee of Elvis
Presley Enterprises, Inc. Elvis, Elvis Presley and ULTIMATE
ELVIS TRIBUTE ARTIST are trademarks of Elvis Presley
Enterprises, Inc., a subsidiary of CKX, Inc.
For more information contact the Collingwood Elvis Festival:
(705) 444-1162, toll free (866) 444-1162
info@collingwoodelvisfestival.com
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Huge crowds
line the downtown streets of Collingwood early Saturday morning to
enjoy the popular Collingwood Elvis Festival Tribute Artist Classic
Car Parade. Many of the spectators and Tribute Artists could be
excused if they looked a little tired as the Friday night party
continued well into the early morning hours at many locations.
The Tribute Artist Classic Car Parade is a huge fan favourite and the
2007 version proved to be bigger and better than ever. Again, threats
of rain passed by Collingwood as excellent weather greeted early
morning visitors and Elvis Tribute Artists on Saturday, July 28th.
The day began even earlier than the 9am parade with a 7:30am pancake
breakfast downtown. Following the parade, Elvis Tribute Artists moved
on to various private venue performances and downtown Pine Street
Stage competitions. This year, the historic Gayety Theatre in downtown
Collingwood hosted more events including Saturday's Starshine Series
from 9am to 4pm.
They came from all parts of Canada, the United States and around the
world. Once again the Collingwood Elvis Festival has lived up to its
billing as the largest festival of its kind in the world. "This really
is the very best festival" said Collingwood Elvis Festival Past
Champion Robin Kelly. "It's kind of like a home reunion every time I
come to this featival. The people organizers and all of the people who
come here every year make it an amazing festival" Kelly said. "It's
like seeing old family and there's nothing else like it that I've ever
experienced" said Kelly, who lives in Edmonton, Alberta. Kelly said he
doesn't compete any longer. He enjoys performing the music of Elvis
Presley more than competing for a title. "Collingwood is a beautiful
town and I will forever be in dept to this festival because it gave me
my start" Kelly said.
Thousands of visitors and over 140 Tribute Artists enjoyed the Friday
Night Street Party, a portion of which was broadcast live on A Channel
Television News. Rumours of rain and thunderstorms were just that ...
rumours ... as the dark clouds moved away providing an excellent
evening for enjoying the music in Collingwood's downtown.
This year the Collingwood Elvis Festival received $93,750.00 from the
Ministry of Tourism. As a part of the Celebrate Ontario Festival and
Event Enhancement, the Ministry of Tourism provided the Collingwood
Festival with $75,000.00 for programming enhancements and $18,750.00
to help with Festival marketing.
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Festival & Events Ontario recognizes the Collingwood Elvis®
Festival as one of the province ’s “Top 50 Festivals ”
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1995 |
 1995
First year of Festival. Held at Vacation Inn. It was called the
“Canadian Elvis Tribute & Convention” and was promoted by a
Tribute Artist. |
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1996 |
 Second
Annual “Canadian National Elvis Tribute & Convention Ball ” was
held at the Collingwood Curling Club. |
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1997 |
 Third
Annual “Canadian Elvis Tribute & Convention was held at the
Collingwood Curling Club. A theme was adopted. “The 20/40 Canadian
Anniversary Salute. ” |
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1998 |
 Fourth
Annual Festival celebrating the theme “Elvis Comeback Special
‘98”. The Festival was now incorporated and renamed The
Collingwood Elvis Festival Inc. and was owned on a 50% share by
the Collingwood & District Chamber of Commerce and the Downtown
Collingwood BIA. |
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1999 |
 Fifth
Annual Festival celebrated the theme “I’m Back ” and was held at
the Collingwood Curling Club. |
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2000 |
 Sixth
Annual Collingwood Elvis Festival was celebrating the life & music
of the “Artist of the Century” Forever Elvis theme. This would be
the last year the event was held at the Collingwood Curling Club.
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2001 |
 Seventh
Annual Collingwood Elvis Festival celebrated the 30th Anniversary
of the “Taking Care of Business – In a Flash” theme and relocating
our event to the Eddie Bush Memorial Arena. We earned recognition
as one of the Top 50 Festivals in Ontario out of over 3,000
Festivals across the Province. |
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2002 |
 The
Eighth Annual Collingwood Elvis Festival adopted the theme
“Collingwood Remembers….” In honour of the 25th Anniversary of
Elvis’ passing and the 45th Anniversary of his appearances in
Canada. The Festival also created a new Festival website. The
Festival earned Top 50 Festival status for the second consecutive
year, as well as winning awards for Best Poster, Best Program and
Best Overall Promotional Campaign during the Festival & Events
Ontario Annual Convention. The Festival earned nominations for
Business Excellence, Customer Service Excellence & Employee of the
Year through the local Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence
Awards. |
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2003 |
 The
Ninth Annual Collingwood Elvis Festival saluted Elvis’ 30 #1 hits
and also recreated the “Aloha from Hawaii” satellite concert. The
Youth Division of the competition added a Junior & Senior
champion. Our first Golf Tournament was added. This also marked
the first year that the ownership changed hands. The Town of
Collingwood took over the operations and ownership of the Festival
and implemented a new Elvis Municipal Services Board. An event
Marketing/Management team was also hired. Maclaren Momentum, a
division of the internationally recognized Maclaren McCann came on
board to assist in the expansion and marketing of the Festival. A
new updated logo was created and we were named in the Top 50
Festivals category for the third consecutive year. We also earned
nominations for Business Excellence, Customer Service Excellence
and Employee of the Year, through the local Chamber of Commerce
for the second year. |
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2004 |
 This
year we celebrated the 10TH ANNIVERSARY of the Collingwood Elvis
Festival. More events & Arena Shows were added. We celebrated our
past history with the return of our past Champions in our arena
shows. We also featured our 2nd Annual Golf Tournament and a
revised competition structure into an "Era Competition" featuring
The Early Years/The Concert Vegas Years. We were once again named
in the Top 50 Festivals category for the fourth consecutive year.
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2005 |
 Our
theme “Elvis Lives” marked our 11th year celebrating the legendary
Elvis Presley. Added to this year’s event list was our 1st Annual
“Inspirational Elvis” Gospel Competition and our first Texas Hold
‘Em Poker Challenge. Both events were great successes. We were
also honored to have two new friends join us direct from Elvis
Presley Enterprises in Memphis, Tennessee who discovered the
wonder of our event, our Town and our incredibly loyal fans and
visitors. |
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